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Tabnine ๐Ÿ”ฅ AI Assistant For Software Developers

Want to code faster? Tabnine is an AI-powered plugin for VS Code that makes coding smoother with smart, context-aware code suggestions. Trust me, itโ€™s a game-changer!

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๐ŸŒŸ Why You'll Love Tabnine

  • AI Suggestions: It uses AI to provide code completions that make sense based on what you're writing. Fast, efficient, and super smart.
  • Ask It Anything: Like ChatGPT, you can ask Tabnine questions about your code. Want to know what a piece of code does? Just ask, and itโ€™ll explain it to you!

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  • Seamless Code Completion: Hereโ€™s the cool part โ€” while I was writing a Zustand state manager, Tabnine suggested the next part of my code, just like in the image below! It felt like having an assistant coding alongside me.

๐Ÿ”ง Key Features

  • Contextual Suggestions: It adapts to your style and context, giving suggestions that make sense right where youโ€™re at.
  • Code Explanations: You can select a code block and ask Tabnine for an explanation (see the image for an example).
  • Works Across Languages: Whether youโ€™re working in JavaScript, Python, or anything else, Tabnineโ€™s got your back.

โœจ My Experience

While building a Zustand state manager, Tabnine gave me perfect code suggestions for the next block of code. Itโ€™s like having a coding buddy who knows exactly what you need. Check out the image Iโ€™ve attached to see exactly what I mean. Hope this helps you speed up your workflow!

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Give Tabnine a shot and see how much faster you can get things done. Let me know what you think โ€” Iโ€™d love to hear your feedback! ๐Ÿ™Œ

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Michaล‚ โ€ข

I used Tabnine for about 3 months during the free trial, and while I thought it was great, I ended up switching to GitHub Copilot since my company provided it. Honestly, after some time, I feel like Copilot just fits me better.
I think the choice between Tabnine and Copilot comes down to personal preference. Both are solid tools with their own fans. One thingโ€™s for sure, thoughโ€”having an AI assistant like this makes life so much easier!
For me, the biggest win is how much it helps with jumping into new tasksโ€”it makes that initial barrier so much smoother. Also, I really appreciate the /explain feature and the auto-generated commit messages.

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Joodi โ€ข

I haven't used Copilot yet, but in your opinion, which of these tools is the best? Specifically, how do they compare in terms of user experience and not slowing down VS Code?

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Michaล‚ โ€ข โ€ข Edited

I use Visual Studio Professional 2022, and honestly, both Tabnine and Copilot worked fast enough for meโ€”no noticeable slowdown. I prefere Copilot :) If youโ€™re curious, you can actually try Copilot for free in VS Code now. Microsoft made it available with some limitations, but itโ€™s still a great way to test it out. I saw this post today about setting it up: dev.to/angelocodes/github-copilot-... Definitely worth checking out ;)

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Joodi โ€ข

I installed it right after you suggested itโ€”thanks! It seems pretty cool so far. Iโ€™ll try it out more and maybe write a post about it. Appreciate it! ๐Ÿ˜Š

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